Overseas Reymar Stories
A list of the most recent stories and other content about the Overseas Reymar collision with the Bay Bridge.
State agency investigating ship bridge accident
The California Board of Pilot Commissioners has started investigating the pilot of an empty tanker ship that sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The San Francisco Chronicle says the state agency voted Thursday to conduct a probe, which is expected to take about 90 days. The U.S. Coast Guard is ...
Pilot changed course before ship hit SF Bay Bridge
The pilot of the empty oil tanker that sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge made a course change immediately before clipping a support tower, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Capt. Guy Kleess initially indicated he planned to sail the 752-foot Overseas Reymar between two ...
Bay Bridge ship safety rules to be reconsidered
As an oil tanker that struck a San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge tower was deemed safe to leave port on Friday, the Coast Guard was calling for reconsideration of rules that allow large ships to sail in fog near the span. Capt. Cynthia Stowe, a top Coast Guard official, on Thursday ...
RAW VIDEO: Tanker Overseas Reymar leaves San Francisco Bay
Tanker Overseas Reymar leaves San Francisco Bay.
Coast Guard allows Overseas Reymar to leave Bay
An oil tanker that struck a Bay Bridge tower has been deemed safe to sail and was expected to leave the Bay Friday morning, Coast Guard officials said. The Overseas Reymar, a 752-foot vessel that struck the eastern-most tower of the western span of the bridge around 11:20 a.m. Monday, ...
Bridge radar transponder inoperable during tanker collision
The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that at least one navigational aid on the Bay Bridge was not working when the tanker Overseas Reymar clipped one of the span's support towers Monday morning. After the accident, the Coast Guard examined the various items designed to help mariners navigate San Francisco Bay ...
Lawyer: Too early to pin tanker accident on pilot
Investigators were gathering evidence Wednesday to determine what caused an empty oil tanker to clip a tower support of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while a lawyer for the ship's pilot called any speculation that his client was at fault "highly premature." The 752-foot Overseas Reymar scraped a 30-to-40-foot section ...
Official: Tanker accident caused up to $3M in damage to Bay Bridge
An oil tanker that struck a Bay Bridge tower on Monday caused an estimated $2 million to $3 million in damage, but did not cause the bridge any structural problems, a Metropolitan Transportation Committee staff member said Wednesday. Peter Lee told the MTC's Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee that ...
OAKLAND: Coast Guard says bar pilot was warned before tanker-Bay Bridge collision
Coast Guard says bar pilot was warned before tanker-Bay Bridge collision
Coast Guard says tanker was warned prior to Bay Bridge collision
The Coast Guard late Tuesday evening said an initial review of internal communications aboard the tanker Overseas Reymar show the crew was warned just before the huge ship scraped a fender protecting the base of a tower on the Bay Bridge. The tanker has been ordered to anchor north of ...
Pilot who struck Bay Bridge had 3 prior accidents
The pilot of an empty oil tanker that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was involved in three previous accidents, records obtained Tuesday show. Pilot Guy Kleess was held responsible for two of the accidents and ordered to undergo more training after a ship he was piloting damaged a ...
ALAMEDA: Coast Guard briefed on tanker-Bay Bridge collision
Coast Guard briefed on tanker-Bay Bridge collision
TREASURE ISLAND: New details of tanker graze of Bay Bridge expected after briefing
New details of tanker graze of Bay Bridge expected after briefing
Coast Guard to question pilot of tanker that hit Bay Bridge
Coast Guard investigators on Tuesday plan to interview the pilot of an empty tanker that struck a tower in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while navigating beneath the hulking span. The 752-foot Overseas Reymar rammed the tower on Monday afternoon as it headed out to sea, according ...
Feds to investigate Bay Bridge tanker collision
Federal transportation authorities announced Tuesday they were investigating the crash of an empty tanker that struck a tower in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it will coordinate its investigation with the Coast Guard. The agency said the Coast Guard has ...
Tanker scrapes Bay Bridge support; No spill detected
An empty oil tanker caused minor damage Monday when it struck a tower in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while navigating beneath the hulking span, officials said. The 752-foot Overseas Reymar from the Marshall Islands rammed the tower about 11:20 a.m. as it headed out to sea, ...
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